All these would-be and declared candidates, along with former NY Gov. George Pataki, who continues to flirt with a potential White House run, were included when Siena asked NYers to rate them on favorability and Republicans to choose a favorite 2012 contender.

“While the President is not as strong as he might like in New York, for the moment, the Empire State is not showing any inclination to change its traditional blue hue to red,” Siena pollster Steve Greenberg said.

NY Republicans seem underwhelmed by their field at the moment, with nearly one-qaurter picking hometown favorite Giuliani as the preferred candidate. (He has said he won’t likely make a decision for two more months, further diminishing the likelihood he’ll get in at all).

Meanwhile, Gov. Andrew “Angel” Cuomo continues to enjoy a high approval rating, although it has dropped slightly from 71-21 last month to 69-22. His job performance rating is unchanged, standing at 58-40.

Empire State voters are split on whether NY is headed in the right direction (44 percent say yes, 47 percent say no), while they are very pessimistic when it comes to the country in general, with only 20 percent saying it’s on the right track.